Jonah (8): God's Training of Jonah (Jonah 4.5-11)

We see how God used a plant as a covering to show Jonah the contrast between being covered and uncovered, so that he could develop a heart of compassion for the people of Nineveh. We consider the evidence that shows God was successful in this, and that Jonah wrote his book for Israel to learn from his experiences. We then see how the whole story of Jonah is a wonderful type of Christ, in His death, burial and resurrection, followed by the Gospel going forth to the Gentiles. Also we discuss how Jonah helps us to reconcile the chronologies of Assyria and the Biblical Scriptures.